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Gunung Payung Beach, Panoramic Beauty in the South of Bali

Gunung Payung Beach is beautiful beach with a panoramic beauty beach making it suitable destination for those who want to relax and find some peace. The beach is surrounded by natural hills. Tourists can enjoy the beautiful hills and the incredible panorama of the beach. The hills along with the beach has presented an exotic beauty. Because of its panoramic beauty, tourists are attracted to visit the beach. There have been many publications about the beach. This is why, many travellers, both foreign and domestic, include the beach to their travel plan. Although the beach is not as popular as Kuta or Dreamland, the beach is worth visiting, especially for those who want to find leisure.

Gunung Payung Beach is situated in Adat Kutuh Village, South Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali. The beach is about 30 km south of Denpasar. If you are in Nusa Dua, you only need 15 minutes to reach the beach, while if you are in Ngurah Rai Airport, it will take 20 minutes to the beach. The infrastructure toward the beach is not too bad. Once you have arrived at the beach, you will see an exotic view. You will see a natural beach with its stunning white sand. On top of the hill surrounding the beach, you will see a sacred temple called Gunung Payung Dhang Kahyanga. The temple along with the beach adds the exoticism surrounding the area.

Many activities, such as surfing, sunbathing, beach hopping or yoga, can be done in the beach. If you want to surf, there are many surfing rental offering snowboard to you. However, the most exciting activity is visiting the temple on top of the hills surrounding the beach. Although it takes some efforts to reach the temple, you will not regret it. To reach the temple, you have to walk through many stairs. The number of the stair is about 450 steps. It surely takes efforts to reach the temple. But once you have reached the temple, you will soon be able to see a magnificent panorama below. You can see the beach which is so wide that it were as if touching the horizon. That is so amazing.

Gunung Payung Beach is located to the east of the famous Pandawa Beach so one can easily ask locals around the area to get there. Alternatively you can try looking for the Gunung Payung Temple. But prepared for some serious stair climbing (300 steps)!